Saul Kassin

And as one of the jurors said in an interview years later, they had a confession, and if there's a confession, what else do you need to know?

In December of 2002, their convictions were overturned. The DA's office filed a motion to overturn the convictions, and the judge agreed with that motion, and so their convictions were overturned.

In December of 2002, their convictions were overturned. The DA's office filed a motion to overturn the convictions, and the judge agreed with that motion, and so their convictions were overturned.

In December of 2002, their convictions were overturned. The DA's office filed a motion to overturn the convictions, and the judge agreed with that motion, and so their convictions were overturned.

Well, we know what the kids say happened. The kids were in the interrogation rooms for a range of 14 to 30 hours. The kids say they were threatened, that promises were made. They believed that by minimizing their involvement, each one I mentioned, nobody confessed to the rape. Each one said I played a subsidiary minor role. Each one, upon confession, was arrested and each one was surprised.

Well, we know what the kids say happened. The kids were in the interrogation rooms for a range of 14 to 30 hours. The kids say they were threatened, that promises were made. They believed that by minimizing their involvement, each one I mentioned, nobody confessed to the rape. Each one said I played a subsidiary minor role. Each one, upon confession, was arrested and each one was surprised.

Well, we know what the kids say happened. The kids were in the interrogation rooms for a range of 14 to 30 hours. The kids say they were threatened, that promises were made. They believed that by minimizing their involvement, each one I mentioned, nobody confessed to the rape. Each one said I played a subsidiary minor role. Each one, upon confession, was arrested and each one was surprised.

They thought they were going home. It means they were led to believe that we think the role you played is no big deal, so cooperate with us and everything will be okay. And hence, they were surprised that they were put under arrest. I don't know what happened. I know that they claimed they felt physically threatened. They claimed threats and promises were made. Detectives deny it.

They thought they were going home. It means they were led to believe that we think the role you played is no big deal, so cooperate with us and everything will be okay. And hence, they were surprised that they were put under arrest. I don't know what happened. I know that they claimed they felt physically threatened. They claimed threats and promises were made. Detectives deny it.

They thought they were going home. It means they were led to believe that we think the role you played is no big deal, so cooperate with us and everything will be okay. And hence, they were surprised that they were put under arrest. I don't know what happened. I know that they claimed they felt physically threatened. They claimed threats and promises were made. Detectives deny it.

I have no idea what happened behind the scenes, but I do know that their confessions were false and that each one minimized their role in a way that would make some sense. That's not unique to the Jogger case. You see it all over the place.

I have no idea what happened behind the scenes, but I do know that their confessions were false and that each one minimized their role in a way that would make some sense. That's not unique to the Jogger case. You see it all over the place.

I have no idea what happened behind the scenes, but I do know that their confessions were false and that each one minimized their role in a way that would make some sense. That's not unique to the Jogger case. You see it all over the place.

Yes. It was difficult to me. I didn't know what I was seeing the first time I saw it. There was a case in the 1970s in which a 17-year-old boy named Peter Riley in Connecticut came home and found his mother in a pool of blood having been beaten to death. and stabbed. And Riley's confession was fascinating because, first of all, he adamantly denied having anything to do with this.

Yes. It was difficult to me. I didn't know what I was seeing the first time I saw it. There was a case in the 1970s in which a 17-year-old boy named Peter Riley in Connecticut came home and found his mother in a pool of blood having been beaten to death. and stabbed. And Riley's confession was fascinating because, first of all, he adamantly denied having anything to do with this.

Yes. It was difficult to me. I didn't know what I was seeing the first time I saw it. There was a case in the 1970s in which a 17-year-old boy named Peter Riley in Connecticut came home and found his mother in a pool of blood having been beaten to death. and stabbed. And Riley's confession was fascinating because, first of all, he adamantly denied having anything to do with this.

He had no history, no background, no conflict with his mother. He wasn't a violent person. But he confessed. And why did he confess? Because after hours and hours and hours of interrogation, the detective offered him a polygraph exam, a lie detector test. Peter, you say you didn't do this. We think otherwise. We have evidence. Are you willing to take a lie detector test?

He had no history, no background, no conflict with his mother. He wasn't a violent person. But he confessed. And why did he confess? Because after hours and hours and hours of interrogation, the detective offered him a polygraph exam, a lie detector test. Peter, you say you didn't do this. We think otherwise. We have evidence. Are you willing to take a lie detector test?

He had no history, no background, no conflict with his mother. He wasn't a violent person. But he confessed. And why did he confess? Because after hours and hours and hours of interrogation, the detective offered him a polygraph exam, a lie detector test. Peter, you say you didn't do this. We think otherwise. We have evidence. Are you willing to take a lie detector test?

Trusting in the lie detector test and trusting in his own innocence, Peter said, yes, I would. At which point they administered a test and lied about the results. They said, Peter, you failed the test. And he said, that's not possible. And they said, well, it is possible. You failed the test. It shows deception.